Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-31
PENNsYLvANIA DEMOCRATS.

They Meet In State Convention To.
day Ex.COngressmam Post Made
Chairman ixis Opening Speech
President Cleveland EulOgiZed-TSyO
Platforms Probable.
ALLENTOWN, PA, August 31.-The democratic
State convention convened at the Academy OF
Music at noon, with every delegation full. and q
large attendance OF prominent State and local
politicians. The galleries were damned with
Spectators, and the boxes were We'll filled with
newspaper correspondents and politicians. The
most conspicuous aboeH, ee was ex-senator VIM.
A. Wallace whose failure TO meet his Oid-tino Ive
from the second congressional district has been q
marked incident OF the gathering Mr. Randall
Was the most interesting figure IN the Pnll..deI-
phia delegation. 10 the surprise OF nearly every
BODY Congressman VIM. L. Scott appeared as a
Mr.. SCOTS appearance as a deegate Was lne
.ult or late conference OF the anLi-kand Iii
leaders, when II Was determined tnaE Mr. Scott
Should 20 npOu the cohilllttee On Resolutions and
contest with Mr.. Randall .Or the ch,lrman,ulp OF
that UOdy. MIR. William Nj. Slngtriy, OF tne
Pniiade pha Record, Occupied one vi The boxes,
anu Was Suri Ounueu ny party OF friends, in
Guiding ex-AtloIney General Cassidy, eX- Cong ress-
man Mutcnier and Others. Upon Inc stage IN The
well-knOwn state POLITICIANS, among them L. s.
Mlrsnul, A. d. nlil, eA-tiuvtruUr A. u. curtin and
hon. ". U. henoe- eA-cnalfman Oh the S,ate COM
uiiLLee.
THE CONVENTION Is CALLED TO ORDER.
At exactly II O'Clock Dallas Sanders called the
convention 10 order, ana ANNOUNCED hat the de-
prlyer by Rev. DE- IuppS, Of the Ziol REFORMED
church or AilentOwn. Chairman SLnuerS then
announced the Secretaries and sergeanto-at-arms
4 ne roll Vi the convention Was then called, and
the chairman aunuunC cd tnaL the body Was ready
for business. hon. Joun b. Storm tuen nominated
eH-CUngreo,;nan George Post, vi Siisuuenunna, ior
Temporary cnaltlnail, anu he Was ec, TED 10y iCcla-
inat.on, Upon assuming the dulles or the chair
MI. post tuanked the convention Tor this manlIes-
TALON VI their esteem and Confluence.
CHAIRMAN POSTS REMARKS
1--WE have met, continued he, 'I> Inc represent
atlveo or the democratic party vi Pennsy wanna.
to ii.tlue those WHO shall be our bearers
our lealty 10 tne principles OF democracy, well
Us TO deflAe our position upon questions tmnle-
register Inc VIA or arrogant bosses, tor there Is
no room IN The Democratic parry Tor bosses. We
40 DO, not ,,, follow at, at tue heels Of men,
cipIeS. A State convention o. democrats
Is not called to give formal ratification 10 pre-
arrAnsed program, out Tor the purpose vi d fuiI,
f,e, and candid Interchange OF opinion and sent-
meIL as TO the UesJ course TO pursue 10 advance
the interests OF Our party and 10 arrive at conciu
oiuiis satisfactory TO ALI to the end that we may
90 lorth unitediy 10 vigorous battle In behalf VI
pure government.
Mr. post then reviewed the history OF the demo-
Cratic party In the state referring In compliment
AIRY Terms TO the administration VI tXIU.. tatli-
son, and paid also high Tribute TO President
Cleveland, whom ne destilutt 10 -" man Drains
and plucA. int1eXibie 1nIee rty, patriotic impulses
CONSERVATISM and sasaClty, IN whom The poo. pie
have Implicit confidence"
Wuen Mr. Post concluded Mr.. Storm offered q
resolution That ali RESOLUTIONS be referred 10 The
colnmittee on Resolutions, to be hereafter con-
s,1tuled.
This proposition was adopted. and on motion of
Mr.. brennan, OF Allegheny, IT was resolved tuat a
committee on Resolutions and committee on per-
luanenL organization De constituted.
a proposition 10 constitute Committee on con-
tested seats Was abandoned When 1t was an
nOuuced that such u committee would have no
business to attend to.
I. j. Herman moved that when the convention
adjourn IL be 10 meet at O'Clock, Ia order TO iow
The committee on resolutions 70 prepare its re-
port.
LITTLE SCENE OCCURRED
at this point, When MIR. Randall arose ana sug-
gested that the time OF reconyening be fixed at 4
O'clock When the second district congressman
got upon his feet there was warm round or APP
piause. lie sug seSIed that longer recess would
the committee.
Some one then moved that Mr.. Kernan's motion
be amended SO to make the hour o'clock In ac-
COrdaDce with MIR. Rdndalls proposition. When
the question on the amendment was put the chair
Was unable 10 decide whether 1t had been carried
| or not. The prospect that Mr.. Randall might
be oulvoted on even so thrilling a proposition
| 50 carry In the proceedings gave an unusual in
tereSt 10 the situation, and some OF Mr. kandall's
| to take vote upon the subsequent amendment
| TO make the hour $3.50 o'clock, and this was
adOp,e |. The list Of members or the committee
on resolutions was then announced and tue con.
ventlon then adjourned until hall past O'Clock.
THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
met at once In the courthouse. On motion OF Mr..
Randall Win. L. Scott was made chairman and a
| sub-commiLte tee OF six was appointed by the chair
TO prepare a report for the consideration Of The
general committee, which Is to meet In
an hour. the subcommittee was cOnsti-
as K foSmI scott
L Wright, s. I. Neal anu j. b. Storm. This iDdi-
cate, III 1t Two platforms will submitted to the
convention, and that the ngn. WI be On the noCr.